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David Shaw. The Stanford coach would seem a longshot candidate, but he is a San Diego native whose attention to fundamentals has won him admiration within football circles. Shaw, 40, is the son of former NFL player and assistant coach Willie Shaw, a former Chargers aide. David Shaw, a former Stanford receiver, was Jim Harbaugh’s passing game coordinator at the University of San Diego, and he followed Harbaugh to Stanford to become the offensive coordinator. After the 49ers made Harbaugh their head coach, Shaw took over Stanford. His two Stanford teams have a combined 22-4 record going into Nov. 3.